Marion Post Wolcott took this photo in Mephis, Tennessee in October 1939. This photo is taken in a urban enviorment, during the afternoon in a somewhat crowded city. The people in this photo are outside, about 5 of them. They are African American males, that appear to be in the older age. They have suits and tophats on. The signifcant feature in this photo that catches my eye is the sign that stats service for colored people. The photo is of a hotel business that allowes people of color to stay there. The hotel looks run down and over used. The surroundings around it are probably shops that offer service to colored people. This is a dark photo and has a dark theme to it. It has a negative theme to it because it clearly shows how segregation was clearly a major issue in the south during this time. I would ask the photographer was there any white stores in this part of town, and were prices different for whites and blacks.-RM
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The photo was taken by Marion Post Wolcott in Durham, North Carolina. November 1939.
This photo was taken in a urban location, in the afternoon. You can see the faces inside the resturant, white people only. There are many people inside the resturant males and females differing in age but not in race. When you first look at this photo you notice the cafe' sign and the cheap price of food. The cafe looks like a very nice and clean place to eat at the time, it looks well kept and very busy. This photo shows how differently stores were kept at the time. This photo also shows the cheapness of items at the time, and how differently they are today. A sign is also clearly showing only white people are allowed to eat at that cafe. I would ask the photographer why he only took a photo of the window and not the whole entire building, and also I would ask if 5 cents was a lot of money during this time. -RM
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This photo was taking in Rome, Georgia. September 1943 by Esther Bubley. This photo is a sign outside a public bus station. The bus station is most likely an urban area of the south. It was taken in the afternoon on a nice day, with plenty of lighting. You notice how boldly the colored sign is, as if you would make no mistake that if you were colored you would have to go there. This sign alone has a heavy message to it showing how badly the blacks and whites were grouped together. This photo is very bold, with dull featues. But the message is big. I would ask the photographer why show no people with this photo? Also, how many of these signs were there.-RM
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This photograph was taken in Florinda by Marion Post Wolcott in 1939. To me, this photograph shows a positive tone. First off, the restaurant serves both white and colored people unlike many other places. This was fair for everyone since they could have a nice lunch and not worry about what color their skin was. Also, the nice, sunny weather makes the mood more relaxing and cheerful. If I were able to ask the woman in the picture a question, would want to ask her how she felt about the restaurant being open to both with and colored people. Allison_e
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This photograph was taken in North Carolina in May 1940. Jack Delano was the photograper and I would like to ask him why there weren't any people in the picture. I would also like to ask the owner of the café why it has 2 doors for whites and colored people just because of their race. I believe that the tone of this picture was negative since colored and white people were still judged by what they look like, but at least this café allows both races unlike other places. Also, there isn't anyone in the picture which makes it look like a bad place to go. Allison_e
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This photograph was taken by John Vachon in 1938. This takes place in Halifax, North Carolina and there is a little boy at the colored water fountain that is marked on the tree. In the background, there is a nice house which is located on a country courthouse lawn. I feel that this photograph has a negative tone. First of all, the “colored” sign is very disrespectful since only those people can use it. Although the little boy looks happy, what if there was a white child and needed a drink? Then he probably would have to search for another fountain because of his race. Also, it sends a bad message to people of all ages that it’s good to discriminate someone because of what they look at. If I could ask the litle boy a question, I would wnat to ask him what it was like to be separated from everything with signs that said "colored" and "white". Allison_e
Marion Post Wolcott took this photo in Mephis, Tennessee in October 1939. This photo is taken in a urban enviorment, during the afternoon in a somewhat crowded city. The people in this photo are outside, about 5 of them. They are African American males, that appear to be in the older age. They have suits and tophats on. The signifcant feature in this photo that catches my eye is the sign that stats service for colored people. The photo is of a hotel business that allowes people of color to stay there. The hotel looks run down and over used. The surroundings around it are probably shops that offer service to colored people. This is a dark photo and has a dark theme to it. It has a negative theme to it because it clearly shows how segregation was clearly a major issue in the south during this time. I would ask the photographer was there any white stores in this part of town, and were prices different for whites and blacks.-RM
The photo was taken by Marion Post Wolcott in Durham, North Carolina. November 1939.
This photo was taken in a urban location, in the afternoon. You can see the faces inside the resturant, white people only. There are many people inside the resturant males and females differing in age but not in race. When you first look at this photo you notice the cafe' sign and the cheap price of food. The cafe looks like a very nice and clean place to eat at the time, it looks well kept and very busy. This photo shows how differently stores were kept at the time. This photo also shows the cheapness of items at the time, and how differently they are today. A sign is also clearly showing only white people are allowed to eat at that cafe. I would ask the photographer why he only took a photo of the window and not the whole entire building, and also I would ask if 5 cents was a lot of money during this time. -RM
This photo was taking in Rome, Georgia. September 1943 by Esther Bubley. This photo is a sign outside a public bus station. The bus station is most likely an urban area of the south. It was taken in the afternoon on a nice day, with plenty of lighting. You notice how boldly the colored sign is, as if you would make no mistake that if you were colored you would have to go there. This sign alone has a heavy message to it showing how badly the blacks and whites were grouped together. This photo is very bold, with dull featues. But the message is big. I would ask the photographer why show no people with this photo? Also, how many of these signs were there.-RM
This photograph was taken in Florinda by Marion Post Wolcott in 1939. To me, this photograph shows a positive tone. First off, the restaurant serves both white and colored people unlike many other places. This was fair for everyone since they could have a nice lunch and not worry about what color their skin was. Also, the nice, sunny weather makes the mood more relaxing and cheerful. If I were able to ask the woman in the picture a question, would want to ask her how she felt about the restaurant being open to both with and colored people. Allison_e
This photograph was taken in North Carolina in May 1940. Jack Delano was the photograper and I would like to ask him why there weren't any people in the picture. I would also like to ask the owner of the café why it has 2 doors for whites and colored people just because of their race. I believe that the tone of this picture was negative since colored and white people were still judged by what they look like, but at least this café allows both races unlike other places. Also, there isn't anyone in the picture which makes it look like a bad place to go. Allison_e
This photograph was taken by John Vachon in 1938. This takes place in Halifax, North Carolina and there is a little boy at the colored water fountain that is marked on the tree. In the background, there is a nice house which is located on a country courthouse lawn. I feel that this photograph has a negative tone. First of all, the “colored” sign is very disrespectful since only those people can use it. Although the little boy looks happy, what if there was a white child and needed a drink? Then he probably would have to search for another fountain because of his race. Also, it sends a bad message to people of all ages that it’s good to discriminate someone because of what they look at. If I could ask the litle boy a question, I would wnat to ask him what it was like to be separated from everything with signs that said "colored" and "white". Allison_e